How to knock mums old cat out?

by GB 22nd July 2013, 1:49 am

Mums grand old fellow has just gotten feline dementia and a few other health issues and is failing fast.

I want to help him shuffle off this mortal coil at home but mum wants him totally unconscious first.

Do you know of any way to do this? A cat sedative or tranquilizer perhaps? But over the counter as money is tight and a vet is going to charge bundles for this.

by Chilli-head 22nd July 2013, 5:03 pm

GB wins my prize for bizzare question of the year !

I supect that there is no socially acceptable / humane recommendation for killing a cat beyond one involving a qualified vet. I can think of many ways of doing it such that the cat would not know much about it (and I guess GB can too), but I don't want the animal rights lot after me ...

by GB 22nd July 2013, 5:57 pm

Chilli-head wrote:GB wins my prize for bizzare question of the year !

I supect that there is no socially acceptable / humane recommendation for killing a cat beyond one involving a qualified vet. I can think of many ways of doing it such that the cat would not know much about it (and I guess GB can too), but I don't want the animal rights lot after me ...

What's the prize? I love to win prizes Laughing

The last cat my mum had put down at the vets the vet bungled it and the cat suffered through a death that was neither fast nor humane Evil or Very Mad

All she wants now is for her grand old fellow to be totally unaware when I pull the trigger. That's all. So I am trying to find something that will make him sleep.

And the AR lot are nucking futso's and I don't want them after me either!

by Dandelion 22nd July 2013, 5:58 pm

We had to decide about this when our guinea pigs got old; whether to have them put down by the vet, or let them die naturally. I opted for the vet in most cases, but with one guinea I made him comfortable and let nature take its course. It obviously took longer, but it was interesting that the pig seemed to know what to do - he burrowed under a thick pile of hay, and seemed to be glad to take water from time to time, but on the whole just wanted to be alone. I don't regret having done this, but I suspect that some people would have said I was letting him suffer. I can't think of any ways of helping the process along though - over here anything else would be illegal as CH says.

by GB 30th December 2014, 2:49 pm

We figured out what was wrong with him adn he actually got better!

The new flea medication had poisoned him.

We dont use it any more! Evil or Very Mad

by Dandelion 30th December 2014, 10:48 pm

Phew - I'm glad you didn't do anything drastic!

by GB 30th December 2014, 10:57 pm

Dandelion wrote:Phew - I'm glad you didn't do anything drastic!

So is the cat! laugh

I did pour olive oil into both his ears today to combat ear mites so, once again, I am NOT his favorite person!

by Ploshkin 31st December 2014, 3:04 pm

GB, you have reminded me - a word of warning to UK cat people.
A friend of mine poisoned her cat last year by using a cheap spot on flea treatment from a pound shop. The vet said that they had seen several cases. The cat survived after veterinary treatment & a big bill but the cheap stuff turned out to be a very false economy.

by Dandelion 31st December 2014, 11:07 pm

Presumably the law isn't as tough on animal meds as it would be on human medicines?

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